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December 18, 2007

Go to http://x09.eu and sign for a REFERENDUM. (This video replaces my earlier attempt, which was reposted by another youtuber before I deleted it.) The Hemicycle, European Parliament, Strasbour...

Go to http://x09.eu and sign for a REFERENDUM.
(This video replaces my earlier attempt, which was reposted by another youtuber before I deleted it.)

The Hemicycle, European Parliament,
Strasbourg - 12.12.2007:

The President of the European Commission, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Parliament gather to sign the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which will replace the European Convention on Human Rights. The Charter forms part of the "Lisbon Treaty", recently known as the "reform treaty", or the redesigned Constitutional Treaty.

A number of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) rose in protest against the "Lisbon Treaty" (signed by the 27 Heads of State and Government on 13.12.2007).

The "Lisbon Treaty" establishes the same EU Constitution that was rejected by the French and Dutch referendums in 2005.

This violates the principle of unanimity, where all Member States must consent to each treaty.

As Italian interior minister, Giuliano Amato said at the London School of Economics last February, "The good thing about not calling it a constitution is that no one can ask for a referendum."

As a result, the French and Dutch votes were ignored, and five governments have cancelled a promised referendum (Czech Rep., Denmark, Poland, Portugal, UK).

Only Ireland will have a referendum. The other 26 Member States will ratify the treaty in parliament without asking the people.

The Future of Europe can be different than the centralised monolith which the EU Constitution creates. The 'single market' (the 'four freedoms of movement') does not need to be governed by an EU bureaucracy which plans the economy and regulates our lives.

EU romanticism must stop. The EU is not what it seems to be.

Have your say on the Future of Europe.
Go to http://x09.eu and sign for a REFERENDUM in your country.

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Participating: MEPs from the Independence/Democracy Group, the GUE/NGL Group (Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left), the UEN Group (Union for Europe of the Nations), some members from the ED faction of the EPP-ED, and the Non-attached.

To view the Political Groups in the European Parliament go to: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members...
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Note: The European Parliament has 2 buildings, one in Brussels (the main) and one in Strasbourg, where most of the plenary sessions take place. So for 5 days a month nearly the whole Brussels Parliament moves to Strasbourg (5.5 hours by train). This monthly move costs European taxpayers over 250 million euros a year. (Note that in English 'euro' becomes 'euros' in plural and NOT as the EU bureaucrats have dictated; it makes no sense to say "give me two euro". Same goes for "cent").

EU Member States:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Other states in Europe:
Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Faroes, Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Transdniestria (Transnistria), Belarus, Turkey, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania.

Azzurri, alzatevi dal sonno! Italia Sicilia Sardegna Milano Roma Napoli Firenze Genova Italiani alzatevi dal sonno! Torino Palermo Bolgna Catania Bari Juventus Roberto Benigni Italiani alzatevi dal sonno!

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celestial1933 (4 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Thanks for this - and for my friends in Europe for sending this to me. We Americans don't hear enough about what's going on in Europe.

Thanks to my many friends throughout Europe & the UK for keeping us informed.

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what is the music used?

mrjamest2000 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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"clubbed to death"

rulebritannia1 (1 month ago) Show Hide

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thank you very much i would not have founf out other wise ta very much

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No problem mate.

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AdalDrottinn (3 months ago) Show Hide

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So true!
EU is a soviet multicult dictatorship!

MrRAndom5 (3 months ago) Show Hide

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UKIP is our only hope of any choice in the EU.

MrRAndom5 (3 months ago) Show Hide

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look at number 10. they dont allow comments either so that means noting

kaorumy (3 months ago) Show Hide

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Gratulations to german SPD and CDU, and for polish PiS and PO. You promised a referendum!

Democracy is dying with an aplause.

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